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September 25, 2008

OK, that's one. But can you give me another one?

Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin sat down with Katie Couric to talk about the proposed bailout. Couric masquerades the "tough but fair" journalist while she badgers Palin to come up with more examples of John McCain's support for regulatory oversight of Wall Street. One is not enough.

Couric: You've said, quote, "John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business." Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more example of his leading the charge for more oversight?

Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie - that, that's paramount. That's more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did for us.

Couric: But he's been in Congress for 26 years. He's been chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with less regulation, not more.

Palin: He's also known as the maverick though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he's been talking about - the need to reform government.

Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you've said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this?

Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.

Couric: I'm just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.

No, no. Of course, not to belabor the point... One might think McCain's support for stricter oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2006 would be evidence of his good judgment, and that along with his sponsorship of that awful McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform, it would be evidence of his willingness to regulate.

On the other hand, in his two years in the Senate Barack Obama hasn't taken on stand on anything. He refines his positions. But Couric is in the tank for Obama, and she realizes the danger Sarah Palin poses to his election chances. Couric was in attack mode.